NCSE Evolution Education Update for 2009/08/21

Dear Friends of NCSE,
The Geological Society of America reiterates its support for teaching
evolution, and new selected content from RNCSE is now available.

GSA OFFERS ITS VOICE FOR EVOLUTION AGAIN
The Geological Society of America reiterated its support for teaching
evolution and deep time, and its opposition to teaching creationism,
in the science classroom. In a July 2009 revision of its 2001 position
statement on the teaching of evolution, the GSA wrote in part:
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The Geological Society of America strongly supports teaching evolution
and the directly related concept of deep time as part of science
curricula. GSA opposes teaching creationism alongside evolution in any
science classroom. The evolution of life on Earth stands as one of the
central concepts of modern science. During the past two centuries,
research in geology, paleontology, and biology has produced an
increasingly detailed and consistent picture of how life on Earth has
evolved.
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The Geological Society of America, founded in 1888, is a scientific
society with 21,500 members in more than 90 countries. Through its
meetings, publications, and programs, GSA seeks to enhance the
professional growth of its members and promote the geosciences in the
service of humankind.
For the GSA's statement, visit:
http://www.geosociety.org/positions/position1.htm
CATCHING UP WITH RNCSE
Selected content from volume 29, number 2, of Reports of the National
Center for Science Education is now available on NCSE's website.
Featured are Daryl P. Domning's "Winning Their Hearts and Minds: Who
Should Speak for Evolution?" and a response from Sheldon F. Gottlieb.
Additionally, NCSE's Anton Mates relates a controversy over a proposal
to add creationism to the science curriculum in the public schools of
Brunswick County, North Carolina. And Denis O. Lamoureux reviews Karl
Giberson's Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in
Evolution while Keith M. Parsons reviews James H. Fetzer's Render Unto
Darwin: Philosophical Aspects of the Christian Right’s Crusade Against
Science.
If you like what you see, why not subscribe to RNCSE today? The next
issue (volume 29, number 4) focuses on "intelligent design"
creationism: Mark Perakh discusses his book Unintelligent Design,
Lawrence S. Lerner speculates on the next strategy in the offing, and
Norman Sleep and Randy Moore separately consider the influence of
William Paley on the "intelligent design" movement. And there are
reviews, too, including John Timmer's review of Explore Evolution and
Frank Steiner's review of The Cell's Design. Don't miss out --
subscribe now!
For the selected content from RNCSE 29:2, visit:
http://ncseweb.org/rncse/29/2
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Thanks for reading! And don't forget to visit NCSE's website --
http://ncseweb.org -- where you can always find the latest news on
evolution education and threats to it.
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Sincerely,
Glenn Branch
Deputy Director
National Center for Science Education, Inc.
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Eugenie C. Scott's Evolution vs. Creationism -- now in its second edition!
http://ncseweb.org/evc
Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design Is Wrong for Our Schools
http://ncseweb.org/nioc
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Antievolutionists Say the Darndest Things

Antievolutionists often express outrage over alleged incivility from those who oppose their efforts to evade the establishment clause of the First Amendment. But they have no difficulty in dishing out the abuse themselves. Here is a sample from the Invidious Comparisons thread that documents egregious behavior on the part of the religious antievolution advocates.

IDC advocate Stephen C. Meyer:

Another interesting aspect of the press conference was a statement by Ken Miller, featured on the evening news, to the effect that ID advocates are trying to present their views to the public "without the approval of science." Afterwards, in private, Steve Meyer kept repeating Miller's pompous declaration with a heavy German accent, sounding for all the world like Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's propaganda chief.